But they claim that he got involved in a verbal altercation with the shop owner, as a customer inside the shop called the cops over the argument.

However Mayweather had already left the premises by the time they had arrived.

TMZ claimed they tried to reach out to the retired American boxer as well as the business owner, but everyone is remaining tight-lipped over the incident.

While they also stated that they contacted Miami PD, who confirmed they had responded to a situation involving a "high-profile celebrity".

Miami PD spokesperson Kenia Fallat said: "At approximately 5:30 p.m. yesterday, a high-profile celebrity was at the Seybold building and got into a dispute with one of the store’s owners, Prior to police arriving, he already left the scene."

It remains unclear whether officers are still investigating the matter.